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性急 (せいきゅう, seikyuu) Japanese meaning: hasty | Kotomora

性せい急きゅう

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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na-adjective, noun

hasty; rash; impatient; quick-tempered

Describes a person or action that is overly quick, lacking patience or careful thought. Often used for decisions, judgments, or temperament.

性せい急きゅうな判はん断だんは失しっ敗ぱいのもとだ。

Hasty judgments lead to failure.

彼かれは性せい急きゅうで、すぐに怒おこってしまう。

He is quick-tempered and gets angry easily.

Usage patterns

性せい急きゅうな〈事こと〉a hasty (decision/judgment)
性せい急きゅうな判はん断だんは後あとで後こう悔かいすることが多おおい。
A hasty judgment often leads to regret later.
性せい急きゅうに〈動どう詞し〉to (do something) hastily/impatiently
彼かれは性せい急きゅうに結けつ論ろんを出だそうとした。
He tried to jump to a conclusion too hastily.

Kanji

性sex, gender, nature
急hurry, emergency, sudden

Related words

短たん気きN2
短気 describes a short-tempered personality trait, while 性急 emphasizes impatience and rashness in actions or decisions.
せっかちN1
せっかち is a colloquial, everyday word for an impatient person, whereas 性急 is more formal and can describe both people and actions.
急きゅうN3
性急 describes a person's impatient, hasty personality trait, while 急 describes the nature of an event, situation, or slope itself.

Opposites

慎しん重ちょうN3
慎重 describes careful, deliberate behavior, the opposite of 性急's hasty, impatient behavior.
悠ゆう長ちょう
性急 describes a hasty, impatient manner, the opposite of the slow, unhurried pace conveyed by 悠長.

Don't confuse with

早そう急きゅうN1
早急 means an action must be done urgently and immediately, while 性急 describes a person's hasty, impatient temperament.

Written forms

性せい急きゅうUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
セイキュウUsage1%

Etymology

Compound of 性 (nature, disposition) and 急 (urgent, sudden), literally 'urgent nature'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning has been consistent.